The question about eating of blood stated and examin'd; in answer to two dissertations in a book entitled, Revelation examin'd with candour [by Patrick Delany] / [John Averill].
- John Averell
- Date:
- 1732
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The question about eating of blood stated and examin'd; in answer to two dissertations in a book entitled, Revelation examin'd with candour [by Patrick Delany] / [John Averill]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![[ *6 ] hath ? every day was equal to them, and every place fitter than the fynagogue. And the next fabbath-day came almoft the whole city together to hear the word of God) ver. 44. By the expreffion of almoft the whole city is meant no more than a great multitude, as is manifeft to any one who is the leaft verfed in the fcripture phrafe, and the eaftern method of writing. And if we confider the fermon which St. Paul preach'd, and which the Gentiles defined to hear over again, we fhall find it far from being fuc-h an one as is proper to be preached for the converfion of idolatrous Gentiles. It is an abftrafl of the hiftory of the Old Teftament, and concludes with jhew- ing the fuperiour benefits that will attend mankind by believing in Chrift, than by conforming to the law of Mofes. I fhould only defire my reader will perufe the fermon, which St. Paul makes to the idolatrous Gentiles at Athens, Acts xvii. 22. and to fay whether he thinks it confiftent with the wifdom and abilities of that great orator to attempt converting idolatrous Gentiles-by4he. fermon preach’d in the 13th chapter of the Acts to the Gentiles at Antioch. But to proceed, ver. 45. when the Jews [aw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and ftpdke a gain ft thofe things which were fpoken by Paid, contradicting and blafpheming. Here it is manifeft, that the Jews knew nothing of the requeft which the Gentile pro- felytes had made the laft Jabbath to Paul, to preach the fame words the next fabbath-day : for it is ob- ferved, ver. 42. that the Gentiles did not make this requeft till the Jews were gone out of the fyna¬ gogue. The profelyte Gentiles therefore were ga¬ thered in a great body together the next fabbath to hear the word of God according to appointment. And this was it that raifed the envy of the Jews, when they faw fuch a multitude. Ver. 46, 48. Then Paul and Barnabas'waxed hold\ and [aid. It was nece(fary that the word of God fhould firft have been fpoke to yon ( but feeing ye put it from you, and judge yourfehes unworthy of iverlafting life, lo,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30350517_0016.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
